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Romans 8:34
34Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died–more than that, who was raised to life–is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.
34Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died–more than that, who was raised to life–is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.
Jesus came not to condemn the world but to save it, as John's Gospel makes clear. Condemnation was already a reality due to God's justice against sin, and Jesus warned those who placed hope in their own righteousness that Moses himself would accuse them for not keeping the Law. We have a great hope, however -- that Jesus was sacrificed to secure our freedom from the Law's demands and also was raised so that we might have a new spiritual life. As Moses interceded for the people of Israel on Mt. Sinai, Jesus intercedes now and evermore in heaven on behalf of the Church and ministers to her through the Spirit (see Isaiah 53:12, Hebrews 9:24-26). Who will condemn us, then, if Christ is advocating for us in heaven pleading our blood-bought freedom and forgiveness in the face of all our adversities?
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